The Lake Charles echo. [volume] (Lake Charles, Parish of Calcasieu, La.) 1876-1898, 1887-11-11

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SEC. ~. BE ii further ordained etc.. That 81
such times as to tho y oloe Jury may sean proper
therD shall be appoin tod as many ovoraeer q roads
asuay 5s found necessary 70 the construction ana
keeping constantly n good order tho public roads
IN the parish of Oaloaaiou. The persons 30 up.
pointed shall be 1T least twenty ono yeur OF age
AMI shall be bound 20 sOrVe two wears IN si1
years. and IN case OF the DEATH removal or inca,
pacity 70 serve from amy cause Of person Rp.
pointed as .Overeeur OF the roads the member 81
tiie Police durT Ward wherein such vacancy may
occur, shall shonld It DO deemed necessary an.
point Rnother person, to servo ont tho unexpired
term Of suah Ove4aecr provided, that the person
appointed by the moTnber OF tho Police Jury rs
aforesaid as well as all persons who shall accent
the appointment Of overseer Of roads although
such person may not be lawfully compelled to
servo as overseer, shall be bound to serve, and
sfal perform the same 6inties nnder tho same
responsibilities, fines and forfeitures as if they
had been regularly appointed By the Police jury,
an uverseer OF roads and provided also that
to each 0VeTHeer of tho reads There shall DO dhliv.
cred notice or certificate Of appointment, signed
1y the Clerk Of the Police Jury, which shall be
deemed sufficient evidence OF his authority to
oct and which notice or certificate Of appoint
mont, the Clerk Of the Police Jury shall transmit
70 the person appointed, within the ten days next
after his appointment. That in the event any
tools on vehicles arc brok6n or damaged while Ii
Ese on the public roads, tho road gvcrseeT shall
haVe the same immediately repaired, and approve
tho account of the workman. and ii tho same can
not be repaired, have tho same assessed according
% the provisions Of Section No, 20 Of this Orti
nance, Thai when necessity requires 1t, the road
Overseers can employ the time aud labor of per
SONS subject to road duty upon bridges wei as
upon pnbsiN, roads. Thatit Is made part Of the
duty Of road 0veraeers to enquire and make dill
\ gent search on thor respective roads, to take
charge Of an road scrapes aud tools found be
longing g the parish, and make due report Of the
Same at the time they mako their usual report.
/ SEC, L. 10 lt further ordained, etc, That 1t
shall be and It ts hereby declared to be the duty
q each 0veTseer Of roads, appointed rs aforesaid
70 give notice. either verbal or written by himself
4 or by como pors0n authorized TO that effect by
him, 20 al persons subject TO road duty, Of the
| time and place Of meeting TO work on the public
roads, ana what kind OF tools each OF them shall
bring with him 70 work thereon. Provided, that
| no PER- On Or persons summoned by the oEcrseers
70 work on the public roads shall be bound % work
more than Twelve days each in year, nor liable
70 any tine Tor not appearing add doing their duty
unless oneg small be summoned and notified as
/ eioEesala, 1hree days including that on winch
the notice was given before the day appointed for
/ working. And provided, that whenever it shall
/ De necessary t0r the public convenience that any
Foau Dfiage OF causeWay De Immediately made
or repaired, or that any obstruction in any suoh
roau; bridge or oauseway be removed, 1t shall be
the duty OF the oveTseer OF such road 10 call out q
suihciont number Of the hands bound 20 work on
! shGh ruaQ. bE1uge or cauSeWAy, and do tho work
1 al
hAnas' Ihat any uls6nfbance OF road hands
infeTrpntion Nv syii disTossd 1,eTso1s sbaIi IL
pUniBh6d y A line OF ton 800 dollars for tbe ffrst
/ offense and twenty-five ts25 dollars for the sec
! oud affense to be collected by suit bv tho over
Recr Of the road before nm; esrast instiee Of Tho
peaco. the fine 80 collected 10 be expended under
tho provisions Of Section No Il of this ordinance
Thai IN defanIt Of payinr nny fine 40 nsaegso6
fbo ofou5DG neTfyT gbaIi no ircsentaj h. NO mis-
frigt CoUrt ana on rnDy-irnn sholl he iT,DTiz0na5
IN tbe uRTish iail for a Der0d moi IeEs fhnn fam
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shall he the d1tV Of eScb oeTseeT To- snm@aD ali
male persons from tho age Of eighteen t. forty
seryiCe IN fine IeGslotIre of tIis State r Ey tbe
Police Jury 10 meet al gnob piaCes and times ns
60 them the said overseers shall seem goDVenent
with tle necessary fools for fhe rsDaiTinT nIs
TaIiDT If tbe nnhl}c T0aJ ar rosds IIItIcr f6e;r
charge and Iyh0gyer without Iegai eEouse or |
phyaioal disability certified 10 by some licensed /
DhvgiCiap prnCticinT In This neT,isb sbalI nnon 1
snsh snWpions TefSse or nc5I,ct 10 attend IJIitL |
tho tools designated and do tbeir dutv either In
person or by aending in tbeir plocc, and to he |
accepted by the OveTseer Of Tho roads an off
cont hand not gnliect fo he coiIei to ror o. on to
DubliC roads shSIl forfeit and nav thp sIIIn
Two dollars per dav far cach nePsGu 't az PH@.
loCting or refusing, to be recovered with costs.
bv iudgneut before any Justice of tho peaCp In tbc
Dafiab of CaIcasieu and maid Inv said insticr 10
the Overseer and in default of psyme8t of said |
fine the persons SO failing to pay shall be mpris-
prisoument TO be enforced by Information or In.
diCtlnCnt before the District ConTf and if ehail
be the duty OF the different rond OyerEeefg of fhe
parish TO furnish the District Attorney with list
OF all such persons who faiI 10 NAV said fines with
| out delay. Provided that any person so sum |
monUd shall DO excused from road duty upon nav |
ment to the road oyerseer by whom he MAY be |
summoned, Of the sum Of one dollar and tiftv |
| cents for each day he may be 80 Summoned said
| sum to be payable within the tgeuty-fpr hours
next after the summons may be served llpoD him
otherwise the penalty provided herein shall he
| enInrccI AGAINST nh, soii sur, When az, nail
over to the oversoer 20 be e,pepded by bim in
hiring labOrers to work on said road That any
person who shall evade or seek to evade the road
duty, by giving to the overseeT or his d,nuty
when called upon to perform the Same, false
name or age as his OWL or who shall refuse TO yo
his name shall pay fine Of twenty-five dollars
($2jl and costs. The fine to he recovered before
the nearest Justice of the peace upnu complaint
of any OveersCer to that effect and In delault of
the payment Of tho fine within tyyenty-four hours
after Judgment, the person 80 in default shall be
| imprisoned thirty days in the parish prison.
to be enforced by Indictment or information be,
fore the District Court. That no person can be
compelled to cross a navigablc staGam TO work on
q public road when there is a public road on his
pif of